Datasheet N1159NC380, N1159NC420 Datasheet (Westcode Semiconductors)

Phase Control Thyristor

Types N1159NC380 to N1159NC420

Absolute Maximum Ratings

Date:- 9 Apr, 2003

Data Sheet Issue:- 1

Old Type No.: N500CH30-42

VOLTAGE RATINGS

V

DRM

V

DSM

V

RRM

V

RSM

Repetitive peak off-state voltage, (note 1) 3800-4200 V

Non-repetitive peak off-state voltage, (note 1) 3800-4200 V

Repetitive peak reverse voltage, (note 1) 3800-4200 V

Non-repetitive peak reverse voltage, (note 1) 3900-4300 V

OTHER RATINGS

I

T(AV)M

I

T(AV)M

I

T(AV)M

I

T(RMS)M

I

T(d.c.)

I

TSM

I

TSM2

I2tI

I2t

(di/dt)

V

RGM

P

G(AV)

P

GM

T

j op

T

stg

Maximum average on-state current, T

Maximum average on-state current. T

Maximum average on-state current. T

Nominal RMS on-state current, T

D.C. on-state current, T

Peak non-repetitive surge tp=10ms, Vrm=0.6V

Peak non-repetitive surge tp=10ms, V

2

t capacity for fusing tp=10ms, Vrm=0.6V

2

I

t capacity for fusing tp=10ms, V

Critical rate of rise of on-state current (repetitive), (Note 6) 150 A/µs

cr

Critical rate of rise of on-state current (non-repetitive), (Note 6) 300 A/µs

Peak reverse gate voltage 5 V

Mean forward gate power 2 W

Peak forward gate power 30 W

Operating temperature range -40 to +125 °C

Storage temperature range -40 to +150 °C

sink

=25°C, (note 4)

sink

rm

=55°C, (note 2)

sink

=85°C, (note 2)

sink

=85°C, (note 3)

sink

=25°C, (note 2)

RRM

≤

10V, (note 5)

rm

, (note 5) 1.05×10

RRM

≤

10V, (note 5)

MAXIMUM

LIMITS

MAXIMUM

LIMITS

UNITS

UNITS

1159 A

809 A

501 A

2268 A

2015 A

, (note 5) 14.5 kA

16.1 kA

1.30×10

6

6

A2s

A2s

Notes:-

1)

De-rating factor of 0.13% per °C is applicable for Tj below 25°C.

2)

Double side cooled, single phase; 50Hz, 180° half-sinewave.

3)

Single side cooled, single phase; 50Hz, 180° half-sinewave.

4)

Double side cooled.

5)

Half-sinewave, 125°C Tj initial.

6)

VD=67% V

Data Sheet. Types N1159NC380 to N1159NC420 Issue 1 Page 1 of 11 April, 2003

, IFG=2A, t

DRM

≤

0.5µs, T

r

case

=125°C.

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Characteristics

Phase Control Thyristor Types N1159NC380 to N1159NC420

PARAMETER MIN. TYP. MAX. TEST CONDITIONS

V

TM

V

TM

V

T0

r

T

(dv/dt)crCritical rate of rise of off-state voltage 1000 - - VD=80% V

I

DRM

I

RRM

V

GT

I

GT

V

GD

I

H

t

gd

t

gt

Q

rr

Q

ra

I

rr

t

rr

t

q

R

thJK

Maximum peak on-state voltage - - 2.15 ITM=1830A V

Maximum peak on-state voltage - - 3.08 ITM=3480A V

Threshold voltage - - 1.10 V

Slope resistance - - 0.574

Peak off-state current - - 100 Rated V

Peak reverse current - - 100 Rated V

Gate trigger voltage - - 3.0 V

T

Gate trigger current - - 300

Gate non-trigger voltage - - 0.25 Rated V

DRM

RRM

=25°C VD=10V, IT=3A

j

DRM

Holding current - - 1000 Tj=25°C mA

Gate-controlled turn-on delay time - 0.6 1.5 µs

Turn-on time - 1.3 3.0

=67% V

V

D

I

=2A, tr=0.5µs, Tj=25°C

FG

Recovered charge - 4700 - µC

Recovered charge, 50% Chord - 2000 2200 µC

Reverse recovery current - 130 - A

I

=1000A, tp=1000µs, di/dt=10A/µs,

TM

V

=50V

r

Reverse recovery time - 30 -

ITM=1000A, tp=1000µs, di/dt=10A/µs,
V

=50V, Vdr=80%V

r

ITM=1000A, tp=1000µs, di/dt=10A/µs,
V

=50V, Vdr=80%V

r

Turn-off time

Thermal resistance, junction to heatsink

- 700 -

- 1000 -

- - 0.022 Double side cooled K/W

- - 0.044 Single side cooled K/W

(Note 1)

, linear ramp, gate o/c

DRM

, IT=1500A, di/dt=10A/µs,

DRM

, dVdr/dt=20V/µs

DRM

, dVdr/dt=200V/µs

DRM

UNITS

m

V/µs

mA

mA

mA

V

µs

µs

µs

F Mounting force 19 - 26 kN

W

Weight - 510 - g

t

Ω

Notes:-

Unless otherwise indicated Tj=125°C.

1)

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Notes on Ratings and Characteristics

1.0 Voltage Grade Table

Phase Control Thyristor Types N1159NC380 to N1159NC420

Voltage Grade

V

DRM VDSM VRRM

V

V

RSM

V

V

V

D

DC V

R

38 3800 3900 1950
40 4000 4100 2000
42 4200 4300 2040

2.0 Extension of Voltage Grades

This report is applicable to other voltage grades when supply has been agreed by Sales/Production.

3.0 De-rating Factor

A blocking voltage de-rating factor of 0.13%/°C is applicable to this device for Tj below 25°C.

4.0 Repetitive dv/dt

Standard dv/dt is 1000V/µs.

5.0 Snubber Components

When selecting snubber components, care must be taken not to use excessively large values of snubber
capacitor or excessively small values of snubber resistor. Such excessive component values may lead to
device damage due to the large resultant values of snubber discharge current. If required, please consult
the factory for assistance.

6.0 Rate of rise of on-state current

The maximum un-primed rate of rise of on-state current must not exceed 300A/µs at any time during turn­on on a non-repetitive basis. For repetitive performance, the on-state rate of rise of current must not
exceed 150A/µs at any time during turn-on. Note that these values of rate of rise of current apply to the
total device current including that from any local snubber network.

7.0 Gate Drive

The nominal requirement for a typical gate drive is illustrated below. An open circuit voltage of at least 30V
is assumed. This gate drive must be applied when using the full di/dt capability of the device.

I

GM

4A/µs

I

G

t

p1

The magnitude of IGM should be between five and ten times IGT, which is shown on page 2. Its duration

) should be 20µs or sufficient to allow the anode current to reach ten times IL, whichever is greater.

(t

p1

Otherwise, an increase in pulse current could be needed to supply the necessary charge to trigger. The
‘back-porch’ current I
magnitude in the order of 1.5 times I

should remain flowing for the same duration as the anode current and have a

G

.

GT

8.0 Computer Modelling Parameters

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8.1 Device Dissipation Calculations

I

AV

Where V0=1.10V, rs=0.574m

R

= Supplementary thermal impedance, see table below and

th

ff

= Form factor, see table below.

Square wave Double Side Cooled

Square wave Single Side Cooled

Sine wave Double Side Cooled

Sine wave Single Side Cooled

Conduction Angle 30° 60° 90° 120° 180° 270° d.c.

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4

=

Conduction Angle 30° 60° 90° 120° 180° 270° d.c.

Square wave 3.464 2.449 2 1.732 1.414 1.149 1

Sine wave 3.98 2.778 2.22 1.879 1.57

00

⋅⋅

2

rff

Ω,

⋅⋅⋅++−

WrffVV

AVs

and:

s

Supplementary Thermal Impedance

0.0312 0.0285 0.0267 0.0255 0.0240 0.0228 0.0220

0.0543 0.0513 0.0496 0.0484 0.0469 0.0455 0.0440

0.0256 0.0246 0.0239 0.0233 0.022

0.0509 0.0482 0.0471 0.0463 0.044

Form Factors

Phase Control Thyristor Types N1159NC380 to N1159NC420

∆

T

AV

=

R

max

th

−=∆

TTT

Hsj

W

8.2 Calculating VT using ABCD coefficients

The on-state characteristic I
(i) the well established V
(ii) a set of constants A, B, C, D, forming the coefficients of the representative equation for V

terms of I

The constants, derived by curve fitting software, are given below for both hot and cold characteristics. The
resulting values for V
that plotted.

given below:

T

T

A

B

C

D

vs. VT, on page 6 is represented in two ways;

T

and rT tangent used for rating purposes and

T0

in

T

()

ln

agree with the true device characteristic over a current range, which is limited to

25°C Coefficients 125°C Coefficients

0.1427085

0.2382484

6.071424×10

-0.0256394

A

B

-4

C

D

0.3139796

0.1669113

6.282724×10

-0.0132676

⋅+⋅+⋅+=

IDICIBAV

TTTT

-4

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p

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∑

=

p

Phase Control Thyristor Types N1159NC380 to N1159NC420

−

np




1

pt



1



t



τ

p

−⋅=



err




Where

The coefficients for this device are shown in the tables below:

Term

r

τ

Term

r

τ

9.0 Reverse recovery ratings

(i) Qra is based on 50% Irm chord as shown in Fig. 1

p = 1

t = Duration of heating pulse in seconds.
r

= Thermal resistance at time t.

t

= Amplitude of pth term.

r

τ

= Time Constant of rth term.

p

p

p

0.02919832 4.863568×10-33.744798×10-36.818034×10-32.183558×10-31.848294×10

p

n, n

to

0.01249139 6.316833×10

0.8840810 0.1215195 0.03400152 6.742908×10

123456

6.298105 3.286174 0.5359179 0.1186897 0.02404574 3.379476×10

is the number of terms in the series and:

D.C. Double Side Cooled

12345

-3

D.C. Single Side Cooled

1.850855×10

-3

1.922045×10

-3

-3

6.135330×10

1.326292×10

-4

-3

-3

-3

Fig. 1

is based on a 150µs integration time i.e.

(ii) Q

rr

(iii)

FactorK

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=

150

µ

s

dtiQ

.

rrrr

∫

0

t

1

=

t

2

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Curves

Figure 1 - On-state characteristics of Limit device Figure 2 - Transient thermal impedance

0.1

N1159NC380-420

0.01

Issue 1

(A)

TM

10000

N1159NC380-420

Issue 1

Tj = 125°CTj = 25°C

SSC

0.044K/W

DSC

0.022K/W

1000

Instantaneous On-state current - I

100

012345

Instantaneous On-state voltage - V

(V)

TM

0.001

Transient thermal impedance (K/W)

0.0001

0.00001
1E-05 0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100

Time (s)

Figure 3 - Gate characteristics - Trigger limits Figure 4 - Gate characteristics - Power curves

9

N1159NC380-420

Issue 1

Tj=25°C

8

7

6

Max VG dc

30

N1159NC380-420

Tj=25°C

25

20

Issue 1

Max VG dc

(V)

G

5

4

Gate Voltage - V

3

2

1

IGD, V

GD

0

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IGT, V

GT

25°C

-10°C

125°C

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

Gate Current - I

-40°C

(A)

G

Min VG dc

(V)

G

15

Gate Voltage - V

10

5

PG 2W dc

0

0246810

Gate Current - I

PG Max 30W dc

(A)

G

Min VG dc

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Figure 5 - Total recovered charge, Q

100000

(µC)

rr

10000

Recovered charge - Q

1000

1 10 100 1000

di/dt (A/µs)

rr

N1159NC380-420

Issue 1

Tj=125°C

2000A
1500A
1000A

500A

Figure 6 - Recovered charge, Qra (50% chord)

10000

, 50% chord (µC)

ra

Recovered charge - Q

1000

1 10 100 1000

di/dt (A/µs)

N1159NC380-420

Issue 1

Tj=125°C

2000A
1500A

1000A

500A

Figure 7 - Peak reverse recovery current, I

1000

N1159NC380-420

Issue 1

Tj=125°C

(A)

rm

100

Reverse recovery current - I

10

1 10 100 1000

di/dt (A/µs)

2000A
1500A
1000A
500A

rm

Figure 8 - Maximum recovery time, trr (50% chord)

100

(µs)

rr

10

Reverse recovery time (50% chord) - t

1

1 10 100 1000

di/dt (A/µs)

N1159NC380-420

Issue 1

Tj=125°C

2000A
1500A
1000A
500A

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Figure 9 – On-state current vs. Power dissipation – Double Side Cooled (Sine wave)

5000

N1159NC380-420

Issue 1

4500

4000

3500

3000

2500

2000

Maximum forward dissipation (W)

1500

1000

500

30°

60°

90°

180°

120°

Figure 10 – On-state current vs. Heatsink temperature - Double Side Cooled (Sine wave)

150

125

100

75

50

Maximum permissable heatsink temperature (°C)

25

30° 60° 90° 120° 180°

N1159NC380-420

Issue 1

0

0 500 1000 1500

Mean forward current (A) (Whole cycle averaged)

Figure 11 – On-state current vs. Power dissipation – Double Side Cooled (Square wave)

5000

N1159NC380-420

Issue 1

4500

4000

3500

3000

2500

2000

Maximum forward dissipation (W)

1500

1000

d.c.
270°
180°
120°
90°
60°
30°

0

0 500 1000 1500

Mean forward curren t (A) (Whole cycle averaged)

Figure 12 – On-state current vs. Heatsink temperature – Double Side Cooled (Square wave)

150

125

100

75

50

Maximum permissible heatsink temperature (°C)

25

N1159NC380-420

Issue 1

30°
60°
90°
120°
180°
270°
d.c.

500

0

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500

Mean Forward Current (Amps) (Whole Cycle Averaged)

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0

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500

Mean Forward Current (Amps) (Whole Cycle Averaged)

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Figure 13 – On-state current vs. Power dissipation – Single Side Cooled (Sine wave)

2500

N1159NC380-420

Issue 1

2000

1500

1000

Maximum forward dissipation (W)

500

30°

60°

90°

180°

120°

Figure 14 – On-state current vs. Heatsink temperature – Single Side Cooled (Sine wave)

150

N1159NC380-420

Issue 1

125

100

75

50

Maximum permissable heatsink temperature (°C)

25

180°30° 60° 90° 120°

0

0 200 400 600 800 1000

Mean forward current (A) (Whole cycle averaged)

Figure 15 – On-state current vs. Power dissipation – Single Side Cooled (Square wave)

2500

N1159NC380-420

Issue 1

2000

1500

1000

Maximum forward dissipation (W)

500

d.c.
270°
180°
120°
90°
60°
30°

0

0 200 400 600 800 1000

Mean forward current (A) (Whole cycle averaged)

Figure 16 – On-state current vs. Heatsink temperature – Single Side Cooled (Square wave)

150

125

100

75

50

Maximum permissible heatsink temperature (°C)

25

N1159NC380-420

Issue 1

30°
60°
90°
120°
180°
270°
d.c.

0

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

Mean Forward Current (Amps) (Whole Cycle Averaged)

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0

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

Mean Forward Current (Amps) (Whole Cycle Averaged)

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Figure 17 - Maximum surge and I2t Ratings

Phase Control Thyristor Types N1159NC380 to N1159NC420

100000

N1159NC380-420

Issue 1

Tj (initial) = 125°C

10000

Total peak half sine surge current (A)

1000

13510 1 5 10 50 100

Duration of surge (ms) Duration of surge (cycles @ 50Hz)

I2t: V

RRM

≤

10V

I2t: 60% V

I

: V

TSM

I

: 60% V

TSM

RRM

≤

RRM

10V

RRM

1.00E+07

1.00E+06

1.00E+05

s)

2

t (A

2

Maximum I

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Phase Control Thyristor Types N1159NC380 to N1159NC420

ORDERING INFORMATION

N1159 NC

Fixed

Type Code

Order code: N1159NC400 – 4000V V

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